Difference between revisions of "Moneyglass"
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| − | |LG district=Antrim | + | |latitude=54.778333 |
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| + | |postcode=BT41 | ||
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| + | |LG district=Antrim and Newtownabbey | ||
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| − | '''Moneyglass''' is a village in [[County Antrim]]. | + | '''Moneyglass''' is a small village and a townland in the north-west of [[County Antrim]], near [[Toome]] and to the east of [[Lough Beg]], which swallows the course of the [[River Bann]] for a while just north of its outflow form the northern end of [[Lough Neagh]]. |
| − | {{ | + | The name is derived for the Irish language: ''Muine Glas'', meaning "Green thicket (or hill)’. It is recorded as ''Ballymoyneglass'' in 1605.<ref>{{placenamesNI|5258}}</ref> |
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| + | The village had a population of 103 people (in 38 households) recorded at the 2011 Census. | ||
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| + | {{commons}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| + | *[http://www.nireland.com/the.mccourts.of.moneyglass/ The McCourts of Moneyglass] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 21 November 2017
| Moneyglass | |
| County Antrim | |
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 Moneyglass Roman Catholic Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J017934 |
| Location: | 54°46’42"N, 6°25’14"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Antrim |
| Postcode: | BT41 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Antrim and Newtownabbey |
Moneyglass is a small village and a townland in the north-west of County Antrim, near Toome and to the east of Lough Beg, which swallows the course of the River Bann for a while just north of its outflow form the northern end of Lough Neagh.
The name is derived for the Irish language: Muine Glas, meaning "Green thicket (or hill)’. It is recorded as Ballymoyneglass in 1605.[1]
The village had a population of 103 people (in 38 households) recorded at the 2011 Census.
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Moneyglass) |
References
- ↑ Moneyglass - Placenames NI
